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Mount Hope High School salutatorian Tiffany Sparks never thought she’d experience a day like Thursday. Sparks was one of 24 students who are the 84th and probably last … more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 5/29/09 | 705 views

Mount Hope senior center to open in June; Moulton center open house Friday

Groundbreaking for a senior citizens center in Mount Hope should be June 15, now that the Alabama Historical Commission agrees the center will not disturb a historical site, county officials said. more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 5/14/09 | 287 views

Dollar General, senior center on the way in Mount Hope

Located in the valley of Bankhead’s Black Warrior Forest in the southwesternmost corner of Lawrence County, Mount Hope was a bustling cotton town in the early 1900s. more

By By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 1/25/09 | 884 views

Lawrence authorities arrest three for home-invasion robbery

MOULTON — Three people were in Lawrence County Jail on Tuesday charged with a Dec. 7 home invasion robbery. more

12/16/08 | 1961 views

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

FRIDAY’S CHURCH EVENTS Revival, Living Faith Holiness Church, Alabama 101, 7 p.m. Call 974-2079. Revival, Christ Fellowship Church of God; 7 p.m. today, Wade McKinney, speaker; 7 p.m. … more

9/19/08 | 741 views

Heavy rainfall done

The National Weather Service office in Huntsville removed North Alabama from a flash flood watch Tuesday morning. more

8/26/08 | 1343 views

Electric rates could jump 20%

The Tennessee Valley Authority could increase rates by up to 20 percent on Oct. 1, TVA Chief Executive Tom Kilgore said Wednesday. TVA will announce the exact amount of the increase between Aug. … more

8/5/08 | 1430 views

Judge lets property tax suit continue

BIRMINGHAM (AP) — A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed with its challenge that Alabama’s property tax system produces the lowest taxes in the nation and therefore is racially discriminatory. more

7/24/08 | 1004 views

Riley, Morton announce distance learning grants

Gov. Bob Riley and state Superintendent of Education Joe Morton said today that 10 high schools in Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties and in Decatur will receive a total $813,000 to implement distance learning programs by school year 2009-10. more

7/7/08 | 1119 views

Robotics center heading to Calhoun college

Calhoun Community College will be the site for a state-of-the-art robotics and training center, Gov. Bob Riley confirmed Monday. more

6/8/08 | 1167 views